who would you play, just pick one...that means either pick 49%/39% made shots, or 31%/16%...its a stretch, for sure, but if you were a coach, which one would you play?...you can just say 49 or 31 to make it simple...not answering the direct question will disqualify you for any valid opinion

— Posted by weaklings report

even with his shooting challenges, kato would play Tyler in the 18-20 mins/game range...with a third to half of those minutes WITH Cat on the floor at the same time (playing the SG role)...IF he were capable of keeping the opposing PG from driving/dishing/scoring more-or-less at will.

i.e., duhhwayne...Tyler&#039;s game minutes are not simply a one (him) or the other (Cat) situation. There are PGs getting significant playing time who are not exceptional scorers. That said, they typically do a better job than Tyler when it comes to playing defense.

^Gott is doing a fine job of managing Tyler's minutes based on what has become readily apparent...

Tyler can be a significant liability on D.

— Posted by kato_karma3.2

not sure where you are getting the &quot;significant liability&quot; from...I haven&#039;t seen Lewis get taken to the hole an inordinate amount of times.....Pack is normally in a zone when he plays...one &#039;defensive&#039; stat that can be measured is steals, and Barber averages 0.5 per game, compared to Lewis at 0.3. That is a wash considering Barber plays 9-10 more minutes per game than Lewis(on average)...where is your data for this glaring weakness in defense? my assertion is backed with stats to show cause...your assertion is just, your assertion

WHAT?!? Cat is not a SG. You are basically downgrading your PG position AND your SG position by making that move.

As it stands right now, either Cat or Lewis will be on the floor getting PG minutes. With the way Lewis is shooting and playing defense, all we can do right now is ask him to play turnover free basketball for the 8-10 minutes he gets to play.

it is not uncommon for Gott to play zone when Tyler comes in...because Tyler&#039;s on-ball defense is terrible.

and steal stats can mislead...they are often not representative of how you play your man. Tyler actually plays the passing lanes pretty good (has good anticipation), but other guards simply shoot over and/or blow by him.

it is not uncommon for coaches to have 2 capable PGs on the floor at the same time...with some teams having excellent results doing so (can you say &quot;UNC&quot;?). for example, 2 quick PGs can disrupt the opposing team&#039;s offense. another example, 2 passing PGs can create more open looks.

if you have the capability to read, you will find that kato did not suggest that Gott play Tyler more now...with or without Cat being on the floor at the same time. i.e., kato agrees that 8 mins or so on average is appropriate.

Can you also imagine Tyler guarding Cat in practice? Thinks that&#039;s also when Tyler lost his job. Its kind of like when Paulus lost his job to Nolan Smith. Face it Barber is better than Lewis. Gott has to put the best team on the floor.

Cat is a ball hog and is not good at all. Tyler should be starting for sure but this is Gotts decision and of course the majority of his coaching moves are terrible.

— Posted by WolfPak1

Why should Lewis be starting? He can&#039;t score or play defense. How can he help? Barber is the future and you might as well get used to it. Lewis just needs to contribute when he gets in or he will continue not to play. It&#039;s pretty simple!!!

Last year he filled in when Lo was out and did great! He was a McD AA also and oh how we bragged on him last year! Now because Gott made promises to Cats dad we are screwd!!!!

— Posted by WolfPak1

Last year is not helping Tyler. He needs to show he can help. He&#039;s shooting less than 30% from the floor and less than 15% from 3. At least Cat can get to the rim from time to time. Too early to tell if Barber can get it done or not. This is supposed to be a building yaer and as long as I never have to watch Brown, Leslie, and Wood play defense at NCSU again, I&#039;ll be optimistic about the team&#039;s future.

Cat turning the ball over, struggling to score, not getting teammates involved and Tyler still not getting on the floor (1 minute?).

doesn't take a tweet to see that the coaching staff has lost confidence in Lewis.

— Posted by kato_karma3.3

with his horrendous shooting percentages, its easy to see why...its even affected his free throws

— Posted by sweet D

Indeed, Cat was terrible from field (20%)...but he nailed all 5 of his FTs.

Back on topic.

Last season, Tyler's D struggles did not negatively impact his O...this season, even his O contributions are being affected by his ineptitude to play D.

— Posted by kato_karma3.3

with his lackluster shooting, it directly affects his playing time....name me a State player, in the second half against Pitt, that played better d than T can....cant have a double negative(weak d, no pts), somethings gotta give....hint~weak d + no pts = no pt